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The Tongonan Geothermal Power Plant is located inside the Tongonan Hotsprings National Park in Leyte Province. This is the first geothermal power plant to operate in the Philippines. This valley of geothermal power can supply electricity to the whole region when fully developed. Around the valley are numerous spots of hot springs where one can cook hard boiled eggs in fifteen minutes. It is also the first geothermal power plant to be built in the country. To get to the national park, buses, jeepneys, Tamaraw FX and L300 ply for Ormoc City from Tacloban City (two hours). The park is accessible from Kananga route by various transports plying Ormoc-Tongonan route.